Pinhais in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Pinhais sees average daytime highs around 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 572 mm of rain over about 64 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 25°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.

Summer is Pinhais's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Pinhais's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
25°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
17°C
Rainfall
572 mm
64 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
4.8
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Pinhais in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 25°C.

A typical summer day in Pinhais reaches about 25°C and drops to 17°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is January, the coolest December.

10°15°20°25°30°DecJanFeb

Pinhais weather by month

How the three summer months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 18°21823.413.44.6
Feb26° / 18°19120.812.94.6
Mar25° / 17°12618.112.25.5
Apr23° / 15°7410.411.46.5
May20° / 12°929.510.86.2
Jun19° / 11°998.910.46.2
Jul19° / 10°937.510.66.4
Aug20° / 11°827.911.16.7
Sep21° / 12°13411.211.86.1
Oct22° / 14°13614.612.65.6
Nov23° / 15°12515.513.25.7
Dec25° / 17°16319.513.65.2

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time across summer.

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Pinhais gets around 572 mm of rain over 64 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%20%40%60%80%DecJanFeb

Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of summer feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Wind in Summer

Winds average 10 km/h across summer.

051015DecJanFeb

Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min in early December to 12 h 36 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.2 kWh/m².

0246DecJanFeb
Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Pinhais?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Pinhais for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pinhais in Summer

From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In summer, Pinhais sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 64 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Pinhais in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pinhais peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 5 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeJan 18UV 15Jul 12UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep7High
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Pinhais in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Pinhais is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1118 µg/m³Dec 2110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Good
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pinhais?

Pinhais sits at 25.4°S, 49.2°W, 887 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Curitiba, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Pinhais

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Pinhais.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pinhais has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 887 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,785 m.

The land around Pinhais is covered by artificial surfaces (80%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (45%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
190 m
80 km
1,785 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
Summer weather nearby: Curitiba 8.0 km · São José dos Pinhais 10 km · Piraquara 13 km · Quatro Barras 15 km · Colombo 17 km · Almirante Tamandaré 18 km · Campina Grande do Sul 21 km · Fazenda Rio Grande 26 km

Brazil travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / N
127 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,713
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
19.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
16
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 482
Religion
Roman Catholic 57%Evangelical 27%none 9%other 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Pinhais (-25.4447°, -49.1925°, elevation 887 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.